Fretting over what to make for breakfast? Bored of eating the same regular stuff? No worries! You can make the most important meal of the day more exciting with these 15 delicious Kerala breakfast recipes. As beautiful as Kerala is, the exotic cuisine of Kerala is unmatchable. The dishes are yummy, nutritious, and super easy to prepare. I guarantee that they will not only satiate your hunger but also give you the pleasure of creating something special for yourself and your loved ones. Wait no more, let’s dig in!

15 Mouth-Watering Kerala Breakfast Recipes

1. Kerala Appam

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Appam is a bowl-shaped thin rice pancake. This is one of the easiest Kerala breakfast recipes with rice flour. Here’s how you can prepare appam.

Ingredients

2 cups rice flour

½ cup grated coconut

1 cup cooked rice

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon dry yeast

¼ cup warm water

Cooking spray

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Add sugar and dry yeast to warm water in a bowl. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes till bubbles start to appear.

Soak the uncooked rice for at least 4 hours.

To make the batter, drain the soaked rice and mix it with the cooked rice and grated coconut.

Blend this mix into a smooth batter.

Add salt and the yeast and sugar solution to the batter. Let it ferment overnight.

In the morning, heat a skillet and grease it with cooking spray.

Add a ladle of the batter in the middle of the skillet.

Pick up the skillet and move it in a circular motion to spread the batter to make it into a thin pancake.

Cover it with a lid and let it cook on low flame till the edges become golden brown.

Remove the lid and serve the delicious appam with any curry.

2. Kadala Curry

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Kadala curry is another special breakfast dish from Kerala. Bengal gram is the main ingredient here, and it goes best with appam, pattu, poori, chapati, or rice. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients

¾ cup Bengal gram

2 cups water for soaking Bengal gram

2 ½ cups of water for boiling or pressure cooking Bengal gram

½ teaspoon fennel seeds

1-inch cinnamon bark

3 strands of mace

2 pinches of nutmeg powder

3 cloves

½ cup grated coconut

¼ cup coconut water

⅓ cup chopped onion

½-inch ginger chopped

10 curry leaves

2 green chilis

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

¼ teaspoon red chili powder

2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Soak the Bengal gram in water overnight.

Add salt and boil the Bengal gram in water using a pressure cooker. Wait for 6-8 whistles.

Meanwhile, blend the grated coconut. Add coconut water if it becomes too dry.

Now, dry roast the fennel seeds, mace, nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon.

Grind the roasted spices and keep aside.

Add two tablespoons of olive oil or coconut oil to a pan and add mustard seeds.

When they start to crackle, add the chopped onions and saute for 1-2 minutes.

Now, add the blended coconut paste and stir well for 4-5 minutes on a low flame.

Add the boiled Bengal gram and cook for about a minute.

Add two cups of water and salt to taste.

Let it come to a boil.

Switch off the flame.

Serve hot with appam or rice.

3. Kerala Vegetable Stew

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The famous Kerala vegetable stew is full of flavors and can even become your favorite dish. It goes well with rice, chapati, and appam. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients

½ cup cubed carrots

¼ cup cubed potatoes

¼ cup green peas

¼ cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 teaspoon garlic paste

3 cloves

2 cardamoms

½ teaspoon black peppercorns

½ cup thick coconut milk

1 ½ cups thin coconut milk

10 curry leaves

3 tablespoons coconut oil

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Crush the clove, cardamom, and black peppercorns.

In a heated pan, add coconut oil and

The crushed spices and cook for 30 seconds.

Add the chopped onions and cook till they become translucent.

Add the ginger and garlic paste and cook for a minute.

Add the cubed veggies and stir well.

After about 2 minutes, add the thin coconut milk and simmer. Let it cook for 10 minutes.

Now, add salt and the thick coconut milk and cook for 5-7 minutes.

Remove the pan from the flame and add curry leaves. Serve hot.

4. Nadan Mutta Curry (Kerala Egg Curry)

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If you want to experience the true taste of Kerala, nadan mutta curry is a must. It is a breakfast favorite of many Keralites. And why not? It tastes so mouthwateringly delicious! You can have it with appam or steamed rice. Here is the recipe.

Remove from the flame and add a teaspoon of ghee. Your yummy nadan mutta curry is ready!

5. Idiyappam

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Idiyappam or string hopper or sevai is a popular Kerala breakfast. It goes best with vegetable kurma, but if you want, you can also have it with vegetable stew or Kerala egg curry. Here’s how you can make it.

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour

1-1 ½ cups water

1 teaspoon gingelly oil

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Boil the water in a pan.

Use the boiled water to knead the flour into a sticky yet firm dough.

Now, take an Idiyappam press and press the dough through it to make strings of it.

You can use an idli maker and make small idiyappams.

Cook for 5 minutes. Serve hot.

6. Tomato Chutney

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This tangy-sweet tomato chutney tastes great and is the perfect companion for idiyappam and dosas at breakfast. It needs very little time to cook. Here’s the recipe.

8. Kerala Style Idlis

Did you know that Idli is cooked in most households in Kerala more than twice a week? Preparing soft idlis is not difficult when you have an idli cooker and the necessary ingredients. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 cup urad dal

3 cups raw rice

1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Soak both the urad dal and rice for 30 minutes.

Add the fenugreek seeds.

Make a thick paste of urad dal, rice, and fenugreek seeds.

Let the batter ferment overnight.

Add salt to it and make idli-shaped molds.

Grease the idli cooker with oil and place the molds in it.

Steam the idlis for 15 minutes. Serve hot with sambar.

9. Gothambu Dosa

Gothambu dosa is the yummiest Kerala breakfast recipes with wheat flour. This is a variation of the popular rice dosa in Kerala. It is served mostly in breakfasts and is diabetic-friendly. Check out its recipe.

Ingredients

1/2 cup wheat flour

2 tablespoons rice flour

Salt to taste

1 finely chopped green chili

A pinch of cumin seeds

5-6 curry leaves, finely chopped

1 1/4 cups water

Oil

How To Prepare

Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Stir well.

Lightly grease a dosa tawa.

Spread the batter in a circular fashion on the tawa.

Cook until both the sides are crispy brown.

Serve hot with chutney and sambar.

10. Kerala Deep Fried Rice Rotti

This breakfast dish is popular in Northern Kerala. Made with coconut and parboiled rice, it is tasty and easy to make. Serve it with a hot and spicy curry. Here’s how you can make this yummy breakfast.

Ingredients

2 cups rice flour

1/2 cup chopped onions

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 cups water

1 cup grated coconut

Salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds

Oil

How To Prepare

Boil the water and add salt to it.

Add the rice flour and stir. Close the lid and keep it aside.

Blend the coconut, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and onions in a blender.

Knead the rice flour without adding any more water.

Add the blended ingredients to the flour and mix well.

Make small balls from this dough. Dab some oil on your fingers and palms so that the dought does not stick to them.

13. Mango Kichadi

Mango kichadi is a typical Kerala delicacy. It is a must-have during Onam. You may serve this to kids for breakfast as well. Curd is not used as mango itself has a sour taste. Here is how you can make it.

15. Kerala Parippu Curry/Moong Dal

Kerala style moong dal, also called parippu curry, is a part of Onam cuisine. It tastes the best when served with hot rice or appalam. The spicy coconut mix used in the dish rejuvenates your taste buds. Here is how you can make it.

Ingredients

1/2 cup moong dal

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/4 cup grated coconut

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds

2 tablespoons coconut oil

2 dry red chilies

1/4 cup chopped shallots

1 green chili

7-8 curry leaves

Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Dry roast the moong dal.

Cook it with salt and turmeric in a pressure cooker.

Make a paste of cumin seeds and green chili with the coconut.

Add the paste to the dal and boil it.

Sauté the curry leaves and mustard in oil.

Add the chopped shallots and red chili.

Add this hot mixture to the dal. Mix well.

There you go – 15 new breakfast ideas that will satisfy your stomach and soul. Try these recipes to kick out the boredom. Start your day with these traditional Kerala breakfast recipes and a big smile!

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